Ch 7 Exercise 12

Question 1

What are the four functions of bone?

Answer 1

• support
• protect the soft tissues of the body
• act as levers for skeletal muscles
• store minerals, particularly calcium

Question 2

The ulna is an example of a/an _______.

Answer 2

long bone

Question 3

A vertebra is an example of a/an _______.

Answer 3

irregular bone

Question 4

The carpal bones are examples of _______.

Answer 4

short bones

Question 5

The parietal bone in the skull is an example of a/an _______.

Answer 5

flat bone

Question 6

Name an example of a flat bone.

Answer 6

Ribs

Question 7

Name an example of an irregular bone not found in the axial skeleton.

Answer 7

Scaphoid bone

Navicular bone

Question 8

What bones make up the axial skeleton?

Answer 8

• skull
• hyoid bone
• spinal column
• ribs
• sternum

Question 9

The appendicular skeleton is made up of the _______.

Answer 9

thoracic limbs and pelvic limbs

Question 10

The bones of the front leg make up the _______.

Answer 10

thoracic limbs

Question 11

The bones of the back leg make up the _______.

Answer 11

pelvic limbs

Question 12

What attaches skeletal muscles to bones?

Answer 12

Tendons

Question 13

Where are the epiphyseal plates located in a long bone?

Answer 13

In the metaphysis, between the epiphysis and the diaphysis

Question 14

What does the epiphyseal plate allow the bone to do?

Answer 14

Grow

Question 15

Another name for the epiphyseal plate is _______.

Answer 15

growth plate

Question 16

The bones of the cranium and the bones of the face make up the _______.

Answer 16

skull

Question 17

Skull bones that make up most of the upper jaw.

Answer 17

Maxilla bones

Question 18

What bone forms the lower jaw?

Answer 18

Mandible bone

Question 19

Skull bones that form the dorsolateral portion of the cranium.

Answer 19

• parietal bones
• temporal bones
• parts of the occipital and frontal bones

Question 20

What bones contain middle and inner ear structures?

Answer 20

Temporal bones

Question 21

Bones of the forehead region of the skull.

Answer 21

Frontal bone

Question 22

Bone that forms the base of the skull and articulates with the first cervical vertebrae.

Answer 22

Occipital bone

Question 23

Skull bones that form the bridge of the nose.

Answer 23

Nasal bones

Question 24

Thin, scroll-like bones found inside the nasal cavity of the skull.

Answer 24

Turbinates

Question 25

What are the cheekbones of the skull made up of?

Answer 25

Processes from the zygomatic and temporal bones

Question 26

The tail vertebrae are known as _______.

Answer 26

Coccygeal

Question 27

The second cervical vertebrae is known as _______.

Answer 27

C2 (Axis)

Question 28

Which vertebrae are the largest in size and support the abdominal region?

Answer 28

Lumbar vertebrae

Question 29

Fused vertebrae of the pelvic region are known as _______.

Answer 29

Sacral vertebrae

Question 30

The first cervical vertebrae articulates with the skull, known as _______.

Answer 30

C1 (Atlas)

Question 31

Which vertebrae articulate with the ribs?

Answer 31

Thoracic vertebrae

Question 32

Vertebrae located in the neck are called _______.

Answer 32

Cervical

Question 33

What distinguishing processes does the atlas possess?

Answer 33

* Lacking a body and spinous process * Large, elongated transverse processes * Superior articular facets that articulate with the occipital condyles

Question 34

What distinguishing process does the axis possess?

Answer 34

Odontoid process (or dens)

Question 35

The costal cartilage joins the ribs to the _______.

Answer 35

sternum

Question 36

Name all the bones of the thoracic limb in order from proximal to distal.

Answer 36

* Scapula * Humerus * Radius * Ulna * Carpal bones * Metacarpal bones * Phalanges

Question 37

What is the socket portion of the shoulder joint called?

Answer 37

Glenoid cavity

Question 38

The main weight-bearing bone of the lower arm is _______.

Answer 38

Radius

Question 39

What bones make up the joint that is the equivalent of our wrist?

Answer 39

Carpal bones (carpus)

Question 40

What are the finger or digit bones called?

Answer 40

Phalanges

Question 41

The long bone of the forearm that has a proximal process that is the point of the elbow is _______.

Answer 41

Ulna

Question 42

What is another name for the shoulder blade?

Answer 42

Scapula

Question 43

The bones of the hand are known as _______.

Answer 43

Metacarpal

Question 44

The long bone in the upper arm is called _______.

Answer 44

Humerus

Question 45

What is the point of the elbow called?

Answer 45

Olecranon

Question 46

What bone is partly or completely removed during feline declaw surgery?

Answer 46

Distal phalanx (3rd toe bone)

Question 47

Name all of the bones of the pelvic limb from proximal to distal.

Answer 47

* Pelvis * Femur * Patella * Tibia * Fibula * Tarsal bones * Metatarsal bones * Phalanges

Question 48

What is the socket portion of the hip joint called?

Answer 48

Acetabulum

Question 49

The small, long bone of the lower leg is called _______.

Answer 49

Fibula

Question 50

What bones make up the ankle or hock?

Answer 50

Tarsal bones

Question 51

What are the toe or digit bones called?

Answer 51

Phalanges

Question 52

The large, long bone of the lower leg is called _______.

Answer 52

Tibia

Question 53

What part of the pelvic limb is made up of three pairs of fused bones?

Answer 53

Pelvis

Question 54

The bones of the foot are known as _______.

Answer 54

Metatarsal

Question 55

The long bone in the upper thigh region is called _______.

Answer 55

Femur

Question 56

What three fused pairs of bones make up the pelvis?

Answer 56

* Ilium * Ischium * Pubis

Question 57

What is the purpose of the obturator foramen?

Answer 57

To reduce the weight of the pelvis

Question 58

What are the anatomic names of the two splint bones in the thoracic limb of a horse?

Answer 58

* Metacarpal II * Metacarpal IV

Question 59

What is the equivalent of our heel bone, forming the point of the hock?

Answer 59

Calcaneal tuberosity (calcaneus)

Question 60

What type of joint allows free movement?

Answer 60

Synovial joints

Question 61

What type of joint allows only a slight rocking movement?

Answer 61

Cartilaginous joints

Question 62

What type of joint does not allow any movement?

Answer 62

Fibrous joints